Archive - FranchiseRe movie industry newsletter

F1 | M3gan 2.0 openings | Apple Original Films | Where we are now | June 27 to 29, 2025 weekend

Opening weekend box office, charts and commentary.

Jun 29 •

THE WEDNESDAY CHARTS | Family films update | Original family stories | Where the genre goes from here | June 25, 2025

In a media-saturated world, and with the rise of video games as source material for feature pictures, can an original family story still break through?

Jun 25 •

28 YEARS LATER | ELIO openings | Where we are now | June 20 to 22, 2025

Opening weekend box office, charts and commentary.

Jun 22 •

THE WEDNESDAY CHARTS | Original non-series films update | June 18, 2025

Original movies in 2025 should improve over 2024, but remain at subdued box office levels.

Jun 18 •

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON live-action | THE MATERIALISTS openings | Where we are now | June 13 to 15, 2025 weekend

Opening weekend box office, charts and commentary.

Jun 15 •

THE WEDNESDAY CHARTS | Horror films, 2025 mid-year update | June 11, 2025

2025 is going to challenge 2019 as the best year for horror pictures in modern history.

Jun 11 •

FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME openings | Where we are now | June 6 to 8, 2025 weekend

Opening weekend box office, charts and commentary.

Jun 8 •

THE WEDNESDAY CHARTS | May and 2025 year-to-date box office summary | June preview | June 4, 2025

May 2025 was a good month.

Jun 4 •

THE KARATE KID: LEGENDS | BRING HER BACK openings | Where we are now | May 30 to June 1, 2025 weekend

Opening weekend box office, charts and commentary.

Jun 1 •

May 2025

THE WEDNESDAY CHARTS | Family moviegoing from 2018 to 2025 | May 28, 2025

Family films are leading the business now.

May 28 •

LILO & STITCH | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING | THE LAST RODEO openings | May 23 to 25, 2025 Memorial Day Weekend

Opening weekend box office, charts and commentary

May 25 •

THE WEDNESDAY CHARTS | New film franchises, re-stocking the lineup from 2017 to 2025 | May 21, 2025

82% of Hollywood's worldwide box office comes from franchise series films.

May 21 •

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